The Home Front WomanA place to discuss the details of the historic lives of the women we so admire. Reenacting, child rearing, work history, and how it all shaped the world. Women only.Sat, 25 May 2019 16:03:37 +0000Sat, 25 May 2019 16:03:37 +0000The Fedora Loungehttps://www.thefedoralounge.com/forums/the-home-front-woman.38/
Single WomenWed, 05 Sep 2018 17:06:21 +0000https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/single-women.92374/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/single-women.92374/invalid@example.com (Miss Holloway)Miss Holloway
I'm a single woman living alone with my dog and lately I've started to wonder what my life would have been like in the late 30's and early 40's. I've tried to do some research but haven't come up with much. I suppose lifestyle would have varied in different places and social classes but if you have some information (any place, any social class) I'd be interested.

I guess single women often had roommates but some must have lived alone. At least if they had the money....

Single Women]]>13any old-school housewives??Fri, 03 Aug 2018 04:35:03 +0000https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/any-old-school-housewives.27486/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/any-old-school-housewives.27486/invalid@example.com (retromom712)retromom712
p.s. this is not a thread for or against housewives, just wondering how many people still do it.]]>159Quirky things that people have done 'in the day' that people would gasp at today..Wed, 07 Feb 2018 23:04:27 +0000https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/quirky-things-that-people-have-done-in-the-day-that-people-would-gasp-at-today.43225/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/quirky-things-that-people-have-done-in-the-day-that-people-would-gasp-at-today.43225/invalid@example.com (Lollipop)Lollipop

Anywho, I thought it would neat to see/read about the "Quirky" things you have read, or heard about people doing back in the day that people would definetly gasp at today...

My Great Grandmother(Don't get me wrong, She was a wonderful women, very strong willed.) used to put lysol in her kids bath tub and She also used to clip her finger nails into a very sharp point, and poke the kids awake..I...

Quirky things that people have done 'in the day' that people would gasp at today..]]>81Are you a Military wife?Thu, 04 Jan 2018 19:02:28 +0000https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/are-you-a-military-wife.17793/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/are-you-a-military-wife.17793/invalid@example.com (Sweet Polly Purebred)Sweet Polly Purebred
I've been married for just over a year and in that time I've spent a total of maybe 10 weeks with my husband who's in the Navy stationed in Bahrain. I've occasionally thought about trying to connect with other women (and men) who are in the same situation, but always felt a bit shy about it.

Luckily my husband is in a less politically 'hot' spot and we can speak on a...

Ruth Harkness was born in 1900 in a small town in Pennsylvania. An indpendent minded woman from earliest childhood, she had a flair for fashion...

Golden Era Woman of the Week]]>36Southern MothersWed, 08 Jun 2016 03:13:56 +0000https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/southern-mothers.86210/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/southern-mothers.86210/invalid@example.com (Dixie_Amazon)Dixie_AmazonSouthern Mothers]]>1How do you keep your house neat?Sun, 05 Jun 2016 06:52:47 +0000https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/how-do-you-keep-your-house-neat.78162/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/how-do-you-keep-your-house-neat.78162/invalid@example.com (sheeplady)sheeplady
How do you organize your time and tasks to keep a presentable home? How do you divide up cleaning and organizing chores around the other tasks you have during the day? What are the things you do everyday to keep your home neat? Do you clean certain rooms on certain days? What have you tried that works and what hasn't?

Growing up I didn't have a good set of models for keeping a neat and clean house. My grandmother was an obsessive cleaner, which drove...

How do you keep your house neat?]]>32Reconstructing Suzy HomemakerThu, 10 Mar 2016 22:24:25 +0000https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/reconstructing-suzy-homemaker.64927/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/reconstructing-suzy-homemaker.64927/invalid@example.com (MrsH)MrsH
I'm MrsH, and I'm new here. Landed at this wonderful forum quite by accident. I've been trying to create a portrait of Suzy Homemaker, or, I suppose, a mid-century housewife. My Google foo has been weak and I've been unable to locate much, especially since I no longer have anyone I could ask directly. I'm hoping you all could help me.

What I am looking for is, well, everything. A few assumptions, our lady is suburban middle-class America. Her family lives in a house,...

Reconstructing Suzy Homemaker]]>49Healthy, delicious Golden Era recipesThu, 10 Mar 2016 19:19:11 +0000https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/healthy-delicious-golden-era-recipes.82551/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/healthy-delicious-golden-era-recipes.82551/invalid@example.com (St. Louis)St. Louis
Today I worked at home, so I was able to cook my own lunch. This is a recipe from the May 1943 issue of Woman's Day, and it's absolutely wonderful. It's especially timely now because the local farms...

Very curious of trying it out; like a living history diet experiment. The research I've seen point to the fact that people were almost never as healthy here as during the war years, so this, combined with walking and bicycling (which they also did, due to the petrol rationing), could be a fun way of combining research,...

Anyone else interested in trying out ration dieting?]]>83Would you spend a few days in the rural 1930s?Thu, 21 Jan 2016 01:50:27 +0000https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/would-you-spend-a-few-days-in-the-rural-1930s.81010/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/would-you-spend-a-few-days-in-the-rural-1930s.81010/invalid@example.com (St. Louis)St. Louis
I know a family in Illinois who own a collection of historic log buildings. They've put them together into a little village, complete with a general store, a school house / church, a jail, and a collection of cabins. For...

Would you spend a few days in the rural 1930s?]]>15Living the WWII Homefront LifeSun, 17 Jan 2016 12:24:29 +0000https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/living-the-wwii-homefront-life.84526/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/living-the-wwii-homefront-life.84526/invalid@example.com (Midlagedfangirl)Midlagedfangirl
I think we could all learn a lot, and share a lot.]]>1Midcentury Domestic to Post-modern Superwoman (Women Only)Sat, 19 Dec 2015 23:16:35 +0000https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/midcentury-domestic-to-post-modern-superwoman-women-only.64399/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/midcentury-domestic-to-post-modern-superwoman-women-only.64399/invalid@example.com (C-dot)C-dotPreliminary notes: I'm posting this in the Powder Room because I am coming at this topic from a woman's perspective, and I believe the discussion would be furthered best by fellow feminine perspectives.

We've all heard the term "societal pressure", and we've all seen it powerfully...

Midcentury Domestic to Post-modern Superwoman (Women Only)]]>35Ladies of the lounge and their mothers/grandmothersTue, 22 Sep 2015 20:12:45 +0000https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/ladies-of-the-lounge-and-their-mothers-grandmothers.40620/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/ladies-of-the-lounge-and-their-mothers-grandmothers.40620/invalid@example.com (zendy)zendy
I'll start, here is me and my grandmother on my father's side.
(I'm not sure if there is a thread for this already, If so feel free to merge)]]>46What's in your lunch box?Sat, 25 Jul 2015 16:02:19 +0000https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/whats-in-your-lunch-box.80747/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/whats-in-your-lunch-box.80747/invalid@example.com (St. Louis)St. LouisThe Devil And Miss Jones.) I believe people never ate at their desks, which is what I do most days. But let's imagine I work in a factory or a store and I can't afford to eat in the cafeteria.

It's a set of photos taken by a woman during the late 40's and early 50's. Some of the everyday shots are fantastic! Not to mention the commentary provided with each and every photo. It's a great "snapshot" (pardon my pun...) of daily life in the good old days.]]>25The Pain of NostalgiaSun, 17 Aug 2014 17:16:29 +0000https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-pain-of-nostalgia.49433/
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-pain-of-nostalgia.49433/invalid@example.com (Rica Bloom)Rica Bloom
I just had a dream last night that I was a black-and-white Audrey Hepburn look-alike singing "Cheek to Cheek" like a songbird on a television special,...